Toy bow



Sept. 11,1928. 1,683,865

F. w. CHAMBERLAIN ET AL v TOY BOW Fi led Dec. 5, 1927 I 'i 4mm Patented Sept. 11, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERIC 'W'. CHAMBERLAIN, OF THREE OAKS, MICHIGAN, ANE ERNEST IB. CHAM- BERLAIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGN'ORS TO THE WARREN FEATHERBONE CO., OF THREE OAKS, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

TOY

Application filed December and qualities for flexibility and toughness" which make them superior to wood in the 19 construction of bows and yet are relatively inexpensive, since very little labor need be expended in their construction.

A preferred embodiment of a quill bow is shown in the accompanying drawings, 'inwhich Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete bow.

n igure 2 is an enlarged view of the midportion of the bow with wrapping removed to show the manner inwhich the largerends of the quills are spliced together;

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view showing the manner in which the ends of the quills are prepared for splicing. V

The bow proper is made up of two quillsl, 1 obtained from feathers of a large size and of a suitable kind, the quills of turkey feathers being quite satisfactory for the purpose. These quills when trimmed are about nine inches in length and taper from say a quarter of an inch at their base to one-eighth of an inch at their tips, so that they are relatively stout and yet quite flexible.

T construct a bow, the two quills are 37 spliced together at their larger ends, preferably in the manner shown in FiguresQ and 3, namely, by trimming the end of one quill to a point and then inserting it into the other. The end port-ions of the quills are hollow so tl at the two ends can be telescoped together, although it is usually necessary to split one of the quill ends for a short distance to allow the end of the other quill to be inserted. The ends are glued together and the splice thus of adhesive tape, or other wrapping material made is wrapped or bound with several turns BOW.

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made secure by the use of glue. This wrapping 2 of tape serves to strengthen the joint and also provides a grip such as is ordinarily found at the middle of the bow.

. The bow is completed by fastening a string 3 between the ends of the bow, the string being either a thin cord or a gut strand.

The quills have a natural curvature and taper so that when the quills are spliced to gether and bound,'a well proportioned bow is formed, that is, one having the required taper from center to ends and the proper curvature. I

Bows thus made are approximately eight een inches in length but can be longer or shorter depending on the size of quills used. The unique feature of these bows is the manner in which the quills lend themselves for use, since they have a natural curve and taper to form a well proportioned bow, as well as the requisite qualities of flexibility and durability. It is therefore possible to produce toy bows having the finished appearace of a large bow as well as arrow propelling qualities in a proportionate degree not obtainable in a wood bow of the same size and cost.

We claim as our invention:

1. A bow constructed of two stout feather quills joined together at their larger ends.

2. A bow consisting of two feather quills of substantially the same length and proportion, spliced together at their larger endsand wrapped to form a grip, and a string stretched between the outer ends of said quills.

3. A bow consisting of two feather quills of substantially the same length and proportion, said quills having their larger ends telescoped together, and a wrapping of tape about the joined ends of said quills.

Signed at Three Oaks, Mich, this 29th day of November. 1927.

FREDERIC W. CHAMBERLAIN. Signed at New York city, N. Y., this 26th day of November. 1927. i v

ERNEST B. CHAMBERLAIN, 

